Carrie Snodgress stars as a repressed spinster librarian (are there any other kind?) who lives with her emotionally abusive father (a vicious Ray Milland). She longs to get away from her father, her small town, and fall in love again after her boyfriend disappeared decades ago.
The Attic loves its characters. That much seems obvious. It has so much compassion for these societal outcasts that it hurts. We long for Snodgress to get her life together and find happiness.
Though advertised as a straight horror film, The Attic is much more of a dark drama with a few tinges of Williams, Albee, and O'Neill. It's really a shame that it's never found a strong audience due to its mismarketing, but hopefully, one day this film will get the appreciation it so richly deserves.
The Attic loves its characters. That much seems obvious. It has so much compassion for these societal outcasts that it hurts. We long for Snodgress to get her life together and find happiness.
Though advertised as a straight horror film, The Attic is much more of a dark drama with a few tinges of Williams, Albee, and O'Neill. It's really a shame that it's never found a strong audience due to its mismarketing, but hopefully, one day this film will get the appreciation it so richly deserves.